CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Sam Funk, a senior grains and oilseeds analyst at Rabo AgriFinance, said changes in the global grain market and how people get information about it have been enormous, holding up his smartphone at a recent St. Louis…

It’s a familiar tale: A beloved parent passes away leaving a house full of stuff the grown children must either collect or dispose of. Many relationships have been strained and backs have been nearly broken through this process.

The world of agricultural-commodity trading could be upended with the merger of two of its biggest names. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. has sought deal talks with Bunge Ltd., a person briefed on the matter said at the weekend. That’s less than a…

Researchers have identified the cause of some patients’ repeated episodes of anaphylaxis, a red-meat allergy linked to a specific type of tick bite. The National Institutes of Health study suggests people who have repeated unexplained anaphylaxis should be tested for…

Dicamba has been a popular herbicide in Iowa corn production for nearly 40 years. Farmers have learned how to manage dicamba in corn while minimizing risks associated with off-target injury. Postemergence use in dicamba-resistant soybean presents a much greater challenge.

Visitors to national parks will be prevented from using the full-service restrooms. Tourists won’t be able to get into the National Air and Space Museum after Sunday. The Internal Revenue Service will stop issuing refunds, but it will also stop…

The NAFTA talks that are set to begin in Montreal will start on Jan. 21, two days earlier than planned and last for nine days as teams from the U.S., Canada and Mexico push to deliver results for a cabinet…

AMES, Iowa — Livestock producers who purchase feeder cattle or weaned pigs plus the feed, and then sell finished animals at a specific point in time, take on a significant amount of both input and output price risk.